Virtualization

Virtualization

Of or relating to many techniques, methods, or approaches in order to make a virtual version of something.

Contributors in Virtualization

Virtualization

A set of controls, governed by policies, that ensure only up-to-date virtual machines have access to specified resources on an organization’s network. These controls enable administrators to specify ...

network interface card (NIC)

Software; Virtualization

An expansion board that provides a dedicated connection between a computer and a network. Also called a network adapter.

page file

Software; Virtualization

A component of an operating system that provides virtual memory for the system. Recently used pages of memory are swapped out to this area on the disk to make room in physical memory (RAM) for newer ...

paravirtual appliance

Software; Virtualization

Free virtual machines that are intended to demonstrate the Virtual Machine Interface (VMI) for virtual machine hypervisors. See also hypervisor.

paravirtual device

Software; Virtualization

A device designed with specific awareness that it is running in a virtualized environment.

parent

Software; Virtualization

(1) The source virtual machine from which you take a snapshot or make a clone. If you delete the parent virtual machine, any snapshot becomes permanently disabled. (2) In a VMware vSphere inventory, ...

migration

Software; Virtualization

The process of moving a virtual machine between hosts. Unless vMotion is used, the virtual machine must be powered off when you migrate it. See also migration with vMotion, migration with VMware ...